Karl and Helene Orchard, along with their daughters Ayla and Thea, are from the Wellington Region and have been with MAF in Mt Hagen, Papua New Guinea (PNG) since 2024.
Karl is serving as IT Manager for the MAF PNG program, ensuring that IT services are kept operational in the complex conditions presented across the ten MAF Bases throughout PNG. Karl uses his extensive knowledge in IT engineering, designing, networking and Cybersecurity, plus experience operating radio and satellite systems learnt during a 15 year career in the New Zealand Defence Force and other New Zealand Government agencies.
Helene has a degree in counselling and now works as a full-time mum home-schooling their children. Helene was the Wellington regional representative for an organization called Pro-love. This group prepares boxes of clothes and supplies for struggling families and has been operating from their garage.
Karl and Helene are leaders of The Way Collective; a network of home churches who are a disciple-making movement, equipping everyday followers of Jesus to be everyday missionaries in their everyday lives.